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The Sonoran Desert is considered to be the most tropical desert in North America.

Sonoran Desert
USA/Mexico
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Sonoran Desert

USA/Mexico

Area
310,000 km²
Countries
USA/Mexico
13th largest desert in the world

The Sonoran Desert is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers parts of the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States. It has an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi).

From the “Climate” section

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